Pete Woodworth
{{short description|American baseball coach (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Pete Woodworth
|team = Seattle Mariners
|number = 32
|position = Pitching coach
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|7|29}}
|birth_place = St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
|bats = Right
|throws = Right
|teams =
As coach
- Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|2020}}–present)
}}
Pete Graham Woodworth (born July 29, 1988) is an American professional baseball coach. He is the pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Woodworth attended St. Petersburg Catholic High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. Woodworth attended the University of South Florida for one year, before transferring to Florida Gulf Coast University. He played four years of college baseball for FGC and graduated with a bachelor's degree in History.{{cite web|url=https://nsucurrent.nova.edu/2014/02/18/assistant-coachs-corner-pete-woodworth/|title=Assistant Coach's Corner: Pete Woodworth|date=February 18, 2014|author=Grant McQueenie|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}
Woodworth went undrafted in the 2010 MLB draft, and signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Rays. He spent his only professional season playing for the GCL Rays in 2010. Woodworth returned to Florida Gulf Coast as a volunteer assistant coach for the team from August 2011 until February 2012.{{cite web|url=https://fgcuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/pete-woodworth/437|title=Pete Woodworth coach bio|website=Florida Gulf Coast University|accessdate=November 7, 2019}} He then rejoined the Tampa Bay organization as an area scout. He then served as the pitching coach for Nova Southeastern University in 2014.{{cite web|url=https://nsusharks.com/news/2013/8/9/BB_0809131358.aspx?path=baseball|title=Baseball Hires Woodworth As New Pitching Coach|website=Nova Southeastern Sharks|date=August 9, 2013|accessdate=November 7, 2019}} Woodworth returned to Florida Gulf Coast and served as their pitching coach in 2015 and 2016.{{cite web|url=https://eaglenews.org/sports/fgcu-alum-woodworth-returns-coach-pitching-staff/|title=FGCU Alum Woodworth Returns to Coach Pitching Staff|website=eaglenews.org|author=Matt Shipley|date=August 21, 2014|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}
Woodworth was hired by the Seattle Mariners organization on June 22, 2016, to be the pitching coach for the Clinton LumberKings for the remainder of that season.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/clinton/news/pete-woodworth-named-new-lumberkings-pitching-coach/c-185570300?tid=196097318?tid=196097318|title=Pete Woodworth Named New LumberKings Pitching Coach|author=Greg Mroz|website=MiLB.com|date=June 22, 2016|accessdate=November 7, 2019}} He served as the Modesto Nuts pitching coach for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He was the Arkansas Travelers pitching coach in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/mariners-announce-minor-league-coaching-staff-for-2019-season-302701154|title=Mariners announce Minor League coaching staff for 2019 season|website=MLB.com|date=January 14, 2019|accessdate=November 7, 2019}} He was named the 2019 Texas League Coach of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/arkansas/news/pete-woodworth-voted-league-coach-of-the-year/c-310400530|title=Pete Woodworth Voted League Coach of the Year|website=MiLB.com|author=Arkansas Travelers|date=August 29, 2019|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}
On November 7, 2019, Woodworth was named the pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/mariners/news/mariners-announce-2020-coaching-staff|title=Mariners unveil 2020 coaching staff|website=MLB.com|author=Greg Johns|date=November 7, 2019|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}
References
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External links
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- [https://fgcuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/pete-woodworth/66 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles bio]
- {{Twitter|3Wood11}}
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Category:Nova Southeastern Sharks baseball coaches